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| largest instrumental group |
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| smaller than standard, full-sized ensemble |
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| The 4 orchestral families are? |
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| Woodwinds, strings, bass, percussion |
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| The 4 main woodwind family members are? What are there reeds? |
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| Flute (no reed), Clarinet (single reed), oboe (double reed), basson (double reed) |
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| What are the 5 main string families? |
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| Violin, viola, cello, string bass, harp |
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| what are 3 techniques of sound production used by string players? and what are they? |
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| double stops (more than one note at a time), harmonics (high pitched), pizzicato (plucking the strings), vibrato (wiggle the fingers) |
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| What are the 4 main brass family members? |
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| French horns, trumpets, trombones, tuba |
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| What puts an instrument in the drum family? |
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| sound is produced by striking the head (membrane) |
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| Which instruments are in the drum family? |
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| bass drum, snare drum, timpani |
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| which instruments in the drum family produce definite pitches and which ones do not? |
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definite pitch – timpani, xylophone, marimba, chimes
indefinite pitch – bass drum, snare drum, cymbals, castanets, gongs, triangles, maracas, calves |
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| Instruments that use their own basic material to produce their sound are? |
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| cymbals, castanets, gongs, triangles, maracas, calves |
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| sonata for solo instrument & orchestra |
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| sonta for piano only or solo & piano |
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| one of the two types of return form (every other letter is a, ends in a) fur elise |
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| develops something from the exposition |
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| a, a1, a2, a3, Mozart twinkle twinkle |
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| planned organization of a artists materials |
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| what is form for a listener? |
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| makes it easier to understand |
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| what is the purpose of form? |
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| whats the purpose of repetition? |
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| gives a feeling of comfort and security |
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| whats the purpose of contrast? |
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| gives feelings of novelty and excitement |
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| melodies, rhythm, textures, moods |
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| what are the two types of the return form? |
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| rondo (fur elise) , ternary (toreadors) |
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| what is the primary for strophic form? |
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| vocal music, deck the halls |
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| what is the most commonly used kind of additive form and musical example? |
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| what is the principle behind the additive form? |
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| there is no repetition only contrast |
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| what are the members of the sonata family? |
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| symphony, string quartet, concerto, sonata |
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| What are the parts of a sonata allegro form? |
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a – exposition
b – development
a – recapitulation |
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| what are the expected tempo relationships between movements of a symphony? |
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| allegro, andante, allegro, presto |
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| what are possibles reasons there are not many known historical composers? |
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| it was a mans world, publication difficulties, couldn’t get formal training |
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| what are the names of histrorical women composers? |
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| Hildegard of Bingen, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, schumann, boulanger |
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